Excerpt from Snowflake Bentley

What was Willies "gift to thr world?" 

• a plaque at a park near his home 

• a donation to a church

• his book with his photographs of snow crystals

• this story

What was the young Bentley’s major problem when he was trying to sketch a snow crystal? 

• completing the drawing of the snow crystal before it evaporated 

• picking up the snow crystal using a piece of straw from a broom

• seeing enough details of the snow crystal through his microscope 

• trying to flatten the snow crystal with a bird feather

What was the main text structure in the story "Snowflake Bentley"? 

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Cause and effect 

• Problem and solution 

What did Willie discover about snowflakes?

• No two snowflakes are exactly alike.

• When a snowflake melts, it leaves a clear print behind.

• If he drew quickly, he could copy details of a snowflake.

• Each branch of snowflake has a different shape and pattern. 

What did Wilson Bentley's town build to honor him?

• a flagpole

• a school

• a park

• a monument

What happened to show that Willie was successful?

• He became rich from his photographs of snowflakes.

• He found treasures buried in the snow of Vermont.

• Children came to his slide shows of snowflake photographs.

• Other scientists raised money so he could publish his pictures.

Which was the best sign that Willie would grow up to be a scientist?

• He grew up in Vermont.

• He enjoyed snowstorms.

• He thought snow was as beautiful as butterflies.

• He spent hours studying snow crystals with a microscope. 

How did Bentley share with others what snowflakes looked like?

• He drew pictures of each snowflake that he collected and published them in a book.

• He collected them in a jar and displayed them in a museum.

• He took pictures with a camera and published them in a book.

• He showed them by putting them on a slide of a microscope.

What was Willies "gift to the world?"

• a plaque at a park near his home

• a donation to a church

• his book with his photographs of snow crystals

• this story

What was the young Bentley’s major problem when he was trying to sketch a snow crystal?

• completing the drawing of the snow crystal before it evaporated

• picking up the snow crystal using a piece of straw from a broom

• seeing enough details of the snow crystal through his microscope

• trying to flatten the snow crystal with a bird feather